Mr. Jin said in a deep voice: "Say."

Crossing the River Dragon lowered his voice and said uneasily:

"Why has the situation... been so bad recently?"

"Those brothers who have lost their blood, one or two, were either caught or killed, or they were like lost dogs and did not dare to show their heads..."

"I can count on both hands the number of people who can still breathe and hang out on the road now..."

"Even the 'Venerable'...the Venerable who is one step away from the golden elixir and whose magic is terrifying..."

The dragon crossing the river looked horrified, and his body couldn't help but tremble.

Mr. Jin looked serious and said with stern eyes:

"Mr. Tu guessed that we were being plotted..."

"For so many years, there has never been any trouble, and there has never been any news. However, in just over a year, the bloodthirsty people have lost more than half of their lives one after another..."

"... They were all dishonest, leaving clues behind, and were targeted by Daotingsi. Then Daotingsi issued a mission, and the disciples of the sect were responsible for arresting them in exchange for merit."

"What's even more strange is that the person who issued the reward in this process was Daotingsi, and the people who accepted the reward were all ordinary sect disciples. They may not have known anything about it."

"And on the surface, there are no clues."

Mr. Jin’s tone was slightly cold:

"So I guess... there must be an invisible, huge 'black hand' manipulating all of this secretly..."

Mr. Jin is decisive.

The ink painting on the tree couldn't help but look down at his white and tender hands, and blinked in confusion.

Dragon Crossing the River looked pale and his voice was hoarse as he asked:

"We can't find out who this 'mastermind' is?"

Mr. Jin's eyes narrowed slightly, "Mr. Tu didn't say anything, but I already have a candidate in mind..."

Mo Hua was curious and couldn't help but pricked up his ears.

Mr. Jin said in a deep voice: "This person is very likely to be Daoting Sidiansi..."

Mr. Jin paused for a moment, his eyes sharp:

"...Gu Changhuai!"

Mo Hua was stunned.

Mr. Jin continued: "The Gu family has served in the Daotingsi for generations. They have a pedantic temperament and are not from the same group as us."

"This Gu Changhuai is a direct descendant of the Gu family. He has a golden elixir cultivation. He has a withdrawn temperament, is moody, and has an unpredictable mind."

"And his cultivation and Taoism are all top-notch, and his strength should not be underestimated."

"Even Master Huo, who possessed forbidden arts and was considered invincible under the second-level golden elixir, died in the hands of Gu Changhuai!"

Mr. Jin's eyes were filled with anger and fear.

"This Gu Changhuai, even if he is not the 'mastermind', is certainly an extremely important 'chess piece' in the hands of the person behind the scenes!"

"This person must be our life and death enemy!"

Crossing the River Dragon also believed it and nodded solemnly.

Mo Hua doesn’t know what to say...

Mr. Jin glanced at the dragon crossing the river and said calmly:

"You remember my words, you must act with caution during these days."

"Today is different from the past. We can no longer leave any loopholes. If you get burned, implicate the young masters, and ruin big things, you won't even be able to die happily."

The Dragon Crossing the River pursed his lips and nodded tremblingly.

Mr. Jin was still worried and warned again:

"Also...be stricter with your mouth."

"No matter who asks, you can't say a word. If pressed, you can just..."

Mr. Jin pointed his fingers together, crossed his neck, and signaled to the dragon crossing the river.

The dragon crossing the river turned pale.

Mr. Jin patted him on the shoulder and said:

"Death of the physical body does not mean real death. If you have seen some things, you should also understand..."

The dragon crossing the river looked frightened and remained silent.

Mr. Jin nodded with satisfaction, "Remember what I said..."

There was movement outside the woods, as if someone was coming.

Mr. Jin fired two sword energy from his fingers, smashing the two soundproof formation flags into pieces, and then kicked the dragon crossing the river down with his kick.

The dragon crossing the river fell to the ground and pretended to be unconscious.

After a while, the Duanjinmen disciples who had just been sent to search around came back and said respectfully:

"Sir, there are no traces of this evil beast's accomplices around."

Mr. Jin looked displeased, and after a moment he sighed and said:

"That's all, it's enough to catch this one. Find two people and take this 'dragon crossing the river' to Daotingsi. The reward will be divided equally among everyone."

All the Jinmen Duanmen disciples looked happy, cupped their hands and said:

"Thank you, sir!"

Mr. Jin nodded slightly, gave Jiang Long a final contemptuous look, and then walked away haughtily.

The other disciples followed him, leaving only two of them, who picked up the "unconscious" Crossing the River Dragon and escorted him to Daotingsi.

After a while, everyone in the grove left, and everything was quiet.

Mo Hua, who had been invisible all this time, jumped down from the big tree and left without anyone noticing.

He originally wanted to go directly to the ferry to meet Cheng Mo and the others, but he didn't want to leave the woods. Not long after walking, he met Cheng Mo and the others.

The four of them, Cheng Mo and others, lurked in the grass and stared at the woods with bright eyes, as if waiting for him.

Mo Hua's heart felt slightly warm, and his figure appeared.

Cheng Mo and the others were shocked and asked one after another:

"Mo Hua, are you okay?"

"I'm fine." Mo Hua said.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and then Cheng Mo asked: "Are we... going back to the sect now?"

He looked a little disappointed, and the eyes of Situ Jian and others also looked a little sad.

People were robbed, and the original 120 points of merit per person were gone.

But Mo Hua shook his head and said: "There's no rush, we can't go in vain."

Everyone was startled and couldn't help but look at the ink painting.

Mo Hua said confidently: "A gentleman does not wait overnight for revenge. If they dare to rob us, we will rob them now!"

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Chapter completed!